Back School for Non-specific Low Back Pain (LBP) in an Urban Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Back school

• Registration Number: NCT02990585
• Lead Sponsor: Wayne State University

Brief Summary

This study will be a comparative design between 2 groups of subjects attending classes on back education in an urban setting. Participants will be randomized to either an individual one-on-one back school session or to the 8 group sessions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-10
• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-08
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-13
• Primary Completion: 2018-09-01
• Study Completion: 2018-09-30
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 11

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants 18 years of age or older who have been suffering from non-specific LBP for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Additional impairments contraindicating their safe participation in the back school program, such as evidence of spinal cord pathology, cauda equina, progressive neurological damage, infection, inflammation, malignancy, fracture or a progressive, neurodegenerative disease as well as back surgery within the past year

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
One individual back school session	Back school	The 1 individual session will consist of a 60 min 1-on-1 education/exercise session with an athletic trainer. Information will be an abbreviated version of the 8-session school and fill focus on the strengthening, stretching, pain control and movement re-education most needed for the individual.
8 group session of back school	Back school	All sessions last 45-60 minutes. There will be up to 8 participants in each session which will be led by an athletic trainer or rehabilitation trainer. Pain management, prevention strategies, and active treatment will be covered in the 8 sessions. Active treatment includes strengthening, stretching, pain control, movement re-education, and walking.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the Modified Oswestry Disability Index	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire -Physical Activity portion	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
Change in the Numeric pain rating scale	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
Change in the International Physical Activity Questionnaire	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wayne State University; 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States